“This is the first year since 2013 that we’ve seen all segments up in deliveries,” said GAMA President and CEO Pete Bunce.

“New certifications over the last two years, especially in the lighter jet segments, as well as demand in North America are driving the business jet shipment increase. This is also the second consecutive year in which shipments of piston and turbine rotorcraft are up, driven by the introduction of new models to the market.”

“While impacts of the U.S. partial government shutdown are still being felt and assessed, we remain optimistic given recent type certifications and other certifications in the product queue that bode well for the large airplane segment to continue its strength,” continued Bunce.

“Also encouraging is the demand for specific aircraft types we’re seeing in North America, the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East and Africa regions.”

Segment

2017

2018

Change

Piston Airplanes

1,085

1,139

+5.0%

Turboprops(*)

563

601

+5.2%

Business Jets

677

703

+3.8%

Total Airplane Units

2,325

2,443

+4.7%

Total Airplane Billings

$20.2B

$20.6B

+1.5%

Piston Rotorcraft

264

281

+6.4%

Turbine Rotorcraft(**)

662

695

+5.0%

Total Rotorcraft Units

926

976

+5.4%

Total Rotorcraft Billings

$3.7B

$3.6B

-0.7%

*Viking Air started providing delivery data in 2018.

**Leonardo Helicopters fourth quarter data is not available at the time of publication. Leonardo Helicopters will release year-end results in March. GAMA excluded 2017 fourth quarter data for Leonardo in the comparison table.